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How to Build a Fanbase as a Musician: Give Listeners a Reason to Return

August 26, 2026 Dexter Nelson 3

Build a fanbase through recognition, return paths, direct communication, and relationship signals that matter more than follower counts. […]

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How to Get Your Music Heard When You Do Not Have a Fanbase Yet

August 25, 2026 Dexter Nelson 1

A practical path for reaching your first real listeners, making the music easy to find, and turning early attention into return visits. […]

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How to Build a Music Marketing Plan You Can Actually Follow

August 24, 2026 Dexter Nelson 2

Build a focused music marketing plan around one audience, one result, a clear listener path, and a weekly rhythm you can sustain. […]

So Tinha De Ser Com Voce by Jason Jenkins Quartet

June 28, 2025 Dexter Nelson 1

Echoingwalls Music is proud to welcome the Jason Jenkins Quartet to the Music Sense family with their beautiful recording of Só Tinha De Ser Com Você. A highlight from their 2024 album Synonyms and Antonyms, […]

Hero Outlaw by Dexter Nelson

October 9, 2024 Dexter Nelson 0

Hero Outlaw is a rock ballad telling the story of a man who witnessed his family being murdered, and lacking any kind of justice himself when the law failed and the killers never being found, […]

The Association’s Terry Kirkman dies aged 83

September 25, 2023 Music News 0

The 60s songwriter and vocalist penned ‘Cherish’, his band The Association’s first US number one hit. … […]

Ozzy Osbourne asked Corey Taylor if he could join Slipknot

September 25, 2023 Music News 0

The Slipknot rocker also reflected on meeting Metallica. … […]

Chris Shiflett tries not to let ‘the devil in’ on stage

September 24, 2023 Music News 0

Chris Shiflett has to work not to “let the devil get in [his] head” or to get distracted by one or two audience members not reacting the way he’d like when… […]